Maxi jet powerhead impeller

[aarone]

Ok my impeller for my MJ 600 broke.
I want to use my impeller from my 1200 on it. Will this work? it wont cause any electrical problems will it? I dont want it to create any shock in the tank. Does it pull a certain wattage due to a different magnetivity or are they all the same?
aaron

 

[puffygrrl]

I don't know the answer to your particular question, but sort of on topic....I have found that if you try to cut a corner and save a couple bucks on your tank, down the road you end up paying dearly. Why risk electrical shock and loos of everything in the tank? Is $30 really too much for a new powerhead?
Just a thought and opinion. Good Luck!

 

[thomas712]

Aaron - I never tried to exchange the impellers, but I believe an impeller is an impeller as long as the barrel fits it should be ok. Price for new mj600 is only about $15.00 online (does not include s/h)
Thomas

 

[aarone]

thank you thank you. I looked down the barrel of the powerhead. It is nothing but plastic, no exposed metal or anyything like that.
aaron

 

[aileena]

why not take the propeller from the 1200 and put it on the broken one w/o using the magnetic thing? I do believe you can seperate them. then again maybe you cannot? i'm sure you tried that already

 

[aarone]

do you mean the propeller on the magnetic thing? my entire impeller is broken, the magnet seperated from the impeller.
aaron

 

[aarone]

bump